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JOURNAL OF MYCOLOGY. 
[VoTj. Ill, NO. 6, 
NOTES ON FLORIDA FUNGI.—No. 14. 
BY W. W. CALKINS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 
251. Polyporus nivosus, B. & Br.--Found on dead gum trees 
along with P. hemileucus ; rare. 
252. Polyporus Lindbladii, B. var. Very rare on old pine logs. 
253. Polyporus ferruginosus, Fr.—Rare and only found once on 
an old log. Looks quite different from P. obliquus. The above three 
species have been passed upon by Dr. Cooke. 
254. Kneiffia ambigua, Karsten.—On an oak log ; rare. 
255. Diatrypella deusta, E. & M.—Abundant on palmetto stems. 
256. Diatrypella verrugleformis, Ehr.—On dead limbs. 
257. Diatrypella opaca, Cke.— On dead holly. 
258. Coniosporium Arundinis, Cda.—On Sabal stems. 
259. Uredo Ficus, Cast.—Abundant on fig leaves. 
260. Oidium megalosporum, B.—Abundant on rotten logs in 
swamps. 
261. Septoria Hydrocotyles, E. & M.—Abundant. 
262. Septoria Symploci, E. & M.—On leaves of the sugar tree. 
263. Septoria serpentaria, E. & M.—On Olea leaves. 
264. Septoria niphostoma, B. & C.—On Magnolia leaves. 
265. Trabutia quercina, Fr. & R.—Abunda t. 
266. Melanconium Sabal, Cke.—On Sabal stems. 
267. Puccinia Hydrocotyles, Mont.—Abundant. 
268. Macrosporium Nerii, Cke.—Abundant on fallen leaves of 
Oleander. 
269. Fusarium Yuccas, Cke.-On Yucca aloifolia leaves. 
270. IIelicotrichum obscurum, Cda.—Abundant on fallen Persea 
leaves ; very obscure, too. 
271. Tremella mesenterica, Fr.—Occasional on dead limbs. 
272. Tremella foliacea, Pers.—Abundant on rotten limbs. 
273. Phyllachora demersa, Cda.—On Persea leaves. 
274. Phoma leguminum, West.—On pods of Glottidium. 
275. Piioma clitoriacarpa, Cke.—On pods of Glottidium. 
276. Melogramma fuliginosum, Ell.—On Sabal stems. 
277. Russula emetica, Fr.—Abundant in woods. 
278. Endothia gyrosa, Sw.— On old oak limbs ; abundant. 
279. Geaster hygrometricus, Pers.—Very common in sandy fields. 
280. Anthostomella minor, E. & M.— A new species. Journ. 
Mycol., Vol. Ill, p. 43. Common on Sabal stems. 
NEW LITERATURE. 
BY W. A. KELLEUM AN. 
“Germination of Ergot from the Wild Rye.” 13. D. Halsted, in 
Bulletin of the Iowa Agricultural College, Botanical Dept., Novem¬ 
ber, 1886. 
Ergotted grains from Elymus Canadensis were placed in a large 
flower pot on March 10th. Two months later, growth became evident 
